GEO 702 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Lake Erie Basin, 2Degrees, Pterois
22 Nov 2017
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Geo 702 class 12: land use changes, obvious (good examples would be the changes introduced by the processes of urbanization, removal of habitat a problem that some species cannot handle. In some municipalities, wet lands loss exceeds 95 percent of the historic wetland area. 5 the introduction of exotic species: one of the best known examples rabbits into australia. Lionfish are now found along the entire southeast us. Isolation of problems: problem in documenting or isolating sources and effects of individuals stress events on the environment, assumption that the response to the stress can be sported as well. Historic climate change: long term change indeterminate, direction for future a question mark. If the solution creates further problems why spend on it: scientific evidence. Allows us to judge if changes are better or worse for society. Allows us to judge the effectiveness of the policies: case in point. Crime trend analysis crime is declining.
